Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-24
Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTs To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., $379, ,O09; customs, $S6S, ,43O.

Washington News and Gossip.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue. 1878, ,oo9; customs, ss6s, s,43O.
INTERNAL REVENUE AGENT.-The Commissioner
oI Internal Revenue has appointed T. B. Buskirk
OF Indiana, an agent OF 1nternal-revenue service
Sut mas not assigned him to any particular field Of
IHE PRACTICE SHIP CONSTELLATION has been or.
oered to Norfolk, where she is to be placed in dry
0Ock. She will have her bottom cleaned and
painted, preparatory to sailing on the regular
Suininer practce cruise of the cadets.
The THETIs AND THR DESPATCH sailed from the
new York navy-yard this morning for Norfolk,
carrying q draft Of men for the u g. 8. Ossipee
Inc InetlS Will take on board stores at Norfolk
RLiOr a 10 starting for Alaskan waters, via Cape
norh' unoer command OF Lieut.. W. H Emory.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
senator Cullom and Commissioner Morrison, Sen
ators Fair, Mitchell, Hampton, Henderson and
Morgan, Representatives Anderson, of Ohio, and
Lalru, |. 8. Hurst, Of Portland, oregon, Daily
send.
INSPECTING THE FLAGSHIP R1CHMoND.-The q. s.
nagship Richmond, Captain Robert Boyd, was in
spected yesterday by the board OF naval inspection
and survey In New York Harbor. The board Is
Jouett, president; Captain Charles S. Norton,
Commander Henry c. Taylor, Chief Engineei
fninp lnch, Naval Constructor Philip H1chb0rn
anu lieutenant X. T. Mulligan, secretary. The
examiners expressed themselves as highly salts
ne0 WIN tne appearance OF the ship. The drills.
as prescrl6ed by regulations, were then held the
snip was cleared for action and the officers and
crew were exercised at general and fire quarters
ana boats were manned, armed and equipped.
To-day the Richmond proceeded to sea to undergo
her regular six hours sea-tr1al trip. Upon heI
return she will prepare for her cruise.
VIRGINIA APosTMAsTERs.-ChasT T. Adams Burgess
D1nWiddie County; NJ. H. Pendleton, Clifton Forge,
Allegheny County; John j. Pace, Crozet, Albe-
marie County; Jesse Newland, Hamburger, Shen-
andoah County; H. B. McFall, Mount Solon, Au-
guSta County.
ExPELLNG CUBAN FILIBUSTERS.-The Acting
Secretary of the Treasury has received letter
from Deputy Collector Spencer, at Tampa, Fla,
saying that for weeks past several persons promi-
nently 1dent1hed with former 11OuStering eXped1-
tionS to Cuba have been congregating at Ybor
City, adjoining Tampa, and making themselves
very onens1ve to the cigar manufacturers at YbOr
City. Al but two OF them were forced to leave
the place.
A DELEGATION FROM BALTIMORE called on the
President yesterday with petition in favor of the
appointment OF James Curran as supervising in
SpectOr OF steamboats, for the third district.
The President in reply said that Mr.. Curran's
name had been twice presented to the Senate, and
under the circumstances he did not care to annoy
however, that he had not reached a decision, and
promised to give the petition and the statements
OF the delegation consideration.
RANDAIL's DISTRICT NOT TO BE D1sTURBED.-
The question ofwiping out Mr.. Randalrs Congress
iona district was finally determined negatively at
Harrisburg last evening. The house committee
on congressional apporttOnment decided on the
bill, which will be supported by the republicans
In both branches OF the legislature 1t leaves Mr..
RandalPs district in its present shape. A Harris
burg dispatch to the New York sun says: 1t was
decided that no legislation could keep Randall out
OF Congress- and that 1t would be better from q
party standpoint to have him represent demo-
cratic rather than republican district.
The INTERNATIONAL MEETING OF STATsTTCIANs-
Prof. j. r. Dodge, statistician OF the Department
OF Agriculture, left for New York this afternoon
and will sail for Europe on Saturday on the Cunard
steamship Servta. He goes as an Official delegate
to the International Statistical Institute OF which
he was chosen a member at the time OF its organ
tzaoion In June, 1885.
Interior Department Changes.
The following Official changes have been made
In the Department of the Interior:
Patent tOffce-AppOintment: B. Carlyle Fen
wick, OF the District OF Columbia, ,draughtSman at
s., 900. under civ1l-Serv1ce rules.
Mr.. Edmund s. WOOg, financial clerk OF the ONCE
OF Indian Affairs, will have charge OF the opening
OF bids for Indian supplies in st. Louis, April Il
and In New York city, May 8.
The Government Printing Office.
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